The Superclass List is a creation of David Rothkopf, which his book Superclass: The Global Power Elite and The World They Are Making (published March 2008) is based upon. Four key elements of success unite the members of the Superclass and give them unparalleled power over world affairs. These elements are: geography, pedigree, networking and luck.
The verified list In the book, Rothkopf writes that his 2008 list contains 6,000 individuals. The grouping is, however, only defined roughly and as a statistical reality. Rothkopf also writes that the list (one in a million, globally) is always in flux. (Note, world population is now 6.9 – 7 billion. So, if published today, the list may contain 7,000 names.)
Rothkopf states that his list is not to be shown in public, as there will be extensive discussion about who does or does not qualify. In interviews, he mentions individuals who are on the list. This list contains names that he argues he has verified.
Australia Rupert Murdoch
Belgium Albert Frère Étienne Davignon Maurice Lippens
Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Chile Andronico Luksic
China Hu Jintao Fu Chengyu Ding Lei Lou Jiwei Yang Huiyan Zhou Xiaochuan Richard Li Tzar Kai
Colombia Luis Alberto Moreno Shakira Julio Mario Santo Domingo
Egypt Amr Khaled Amr Moussa
Denmark Janus Friis
France Nicolas Sarkozy Pascal Lamy Michèle Alliot-Marie Baudouin Prot Jean-Claude Trichet
Germany Angela Merkel Josef Ackermann Josef Joffe René Obermann Reinhard Mohn
India Lakshmi Mittal Sonia Gandhi Ratan Tata Kalanidhi Maran Rana Talwar Kushal Pal Singh Mukesh Ambani Indra Nooyi Tenzin Gyatso
Iran Shah Reza Pahlavi
Ireland Bob Geldof
Italy Silvio Berlusconi
Netherlands Jeroen van der Veer
Japan Hiroshi Mikitani Osamu Suzuki Akira Mori
Kenya Wangari Maathai
Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Lebanon Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah
Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
South Africa Patrice Motsepe
Mexico Mario Molina Genaro Larrea Mota Velasco Guillermo Ortiz Martinez Carlos Slim Helú Joaquín Guzman
Nigeria Aliko Dangote Odein Ajumogobia Francis Arinze
North Korea Kim Jong-Un
Pakistan Humza Bin Masood
Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer al-Thani
Russia Alexei Miller
Vladimir Popovkin Andrey Likhachev Oleg Deripaska Sergey Babenkov
Saudi Arabia Bandar bin Sultan Al-Waleed bin Talal
Singapore Ho Ching
South Africa Nelson Mandela (deceased 2013) Patrice Motsepe Anton Rupert Nicky Oppenheimer Douw Steyn
South Korea David Yonggi Cho
Portugal José Manuel Barroso
Sweden Carl Bildt Marcus Wallenberg Ingvar Kamprad Fredrik Reinfeldt Carl-Henric Svanberg
About 20–30 Swedes are on the list.
Switzerland Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Turkey Kemal Derviş Merve Çatalbaş
United Arab Emirates Khalifa Mohammad Al-Kindi
United Kingdom Mike Turner Richard Branson Bernie Ecclestone Lakshmi Mittal John Silvester Varley Mark Thompson Stacy Shannon
United States http://www.newsweek.com/id/130932/output/print |title= Who Is the Superclass? |last= Rothkopf |first= David |author-link= David Rothkopf |date= 2008-04-07 |accessdate= 2008-09-24}} Robert Zoellick Oprah Winfrey Indra Nooyi Al Gore Lee Scott Michael Mullen Mark Zuckerberg Pierre Omidyar Steve Case Sumner Redstone Michael Bloomberg Rex Tillerson Ben Bernanke Ken Lewis Stephen Green (banker) Lloyd Blankfein Sergey Brin Larry Page Bill Gates Warren Buffett Jerry Yang Henry "Hank" Paulson Joshua Bolten
Vatican Pope Benedict XVI
Venezuela Lorenzo Mendoza Gimenez Gustavo Cisneros
References
External links About the Superclass, Global Politician. Who is the Superclass?, Newsweek.